<p>I'm suck at writting, my personal will probably not that good. With out a doubt, i will have a bad personal statement. Im just afraid that i will get rejected. Im apply to mid tier - low tier UC.</p>
<p>UCR, UCSD, UCSC, UCI.</p>
<p>the mid and low tier schools don’t really base your admission decision on essays</p>
<p>no - decisions are based on a comprehensive preview, therefore PS is not a main factor for admission decision. It is one of many important factors.</p>
<p>And it cannot hurt you - it can only help you. Chances are, if your GPA is good and everything is all set, they don’t care much about your PS. On the other hand, if your application is already on the rejected pile, the PS may help you to move your app to the accepted pile 
It is only important for borderline candidates. And we have lots of 'em at the top 2 UCs since a lot of people applied have similar stats.</p>
<p>The UCs the OP listed don’t care about personal statements at all. Only Berkeley and (to a somewhat lesser extent) UCLA really focus on them. SB will consider them, IIRC. SD doesn’t look at them at all.</p>
<p>This is all based on last year, though… It could be different this year. If someone has more updated info, do post.</p>
<p>From the mouth of the head of admissions at UCLA - they could care less about your personal statement if you have a really high GPA and ALL major prep done. They really care about major prep. She said when they first go through the apps they sort them based on those 2 factors into a yes pile, a maybe pile and a no pile. She then said they go through the PS and ECs of the maybe pile in depth to try and move some of the maybes into the yes pile. She stressed your PS is only used to help your case, not to hurt your chances.</p>
<p>Ooops sorry OP! I thought UCLA was on your list! </p>
<p>Well I have heard that UCI considers the PS during the admissions process where UCSD does not. This is just hear say though…</p>
<p>^ So do they put the same weight on EC’s as on PS’s?</p>
<p>None of those 4 campuses look at the personal statement for transfer admission evaluation. But the personal statement is used for scholarship consideration. If you want something in writing from the UCs, see <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/files/CC11_TransferMatrix_final.pdf[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/files/CC11_TransferMatrix_final.pdf</a> on page 5. I know for Irvine it says “yes” but the admission officer present at the UC Counselor Conference basically said that was not the case.</p>
<p>@strive no she said the PS is considered much more in terms of helping you to get accepted but that they will look at your ECs as another way to help your case. She said not to worry about ECs because they don’t matter much as a transfer student. I have close to none (basically just part-time jobs and an internship) she said I was fine.</p>